Looking forward with optimism

[Madtiger2006]

Even though I'm disappointed we lost to a team I expect to beat, I look at the reasons we lost the game and they are short term problems. The amount of shocking short kicks(under no pressure) out of defence which were marked by Carlton forwards within 50m were by players you would never expect. Players can be rusty in the first game and I wouldn't expect these players to make these mistakes, especially a handfull of players in the one game like last night. Carlton really should have only had about 20 behinds(a dozen of those were rushed also). Another problem last night was our fitness in the 2nd half. Our fitness will only improve each game. The possesion count last night was that of a team who hasn't played a competitive game for 6 months. We will become more longer and direct each week and cut the handball count down. After a disappointing effort by Moore in the first quarter to not go for a mark and allow Walker to goal, he came good and showed some great promise with an excellent mark in the 2nd quarter. He has a great leap and I look forward to see how he goes in the following weeks. Mcguane has shown something too and he should improve his reading of the ball in defence with experience. Howat was very good last night too and could be a midfield option. I expect Terry to organise our defensive kick in a bit better after last night. The players were too scattered and stationary to provide a good leading option within the Carlton zone. Let's hope they start leading from the centre of the 50m arc from now on. From now on I think Polo should be our number 1 tagger. The way our club rates Johnson is a liability for our team. I can garauntee that Polo would have would have been the difference in winning and losing if he tagged Stevens all game. I look forward to improvement and hopefully a win next week. I expect a competitive effort

 

[Tambo]

Thanks

 

[FSUB10Y]

Even though I'm disappointed we lost to a team I expect to beat, I look at the reasons we lost the game and they are short term problems. The amount of shocking short kicks(under no pressure) out of defence which were marked by Carlton forwards within 50m were by players you would never expect. Players can be rusty in the first game and I wouldn't expect these players to make these mistakes, especially a handfull of players in the one game like last night. Carlton really should have only had about 20 behinds(a dozen of those were rushed also). Another problem last night was our fitness in the 2nd half. Our fitness will only improve each game. The possesion count last night was that of a team who hasn't played a competitive game for 6 months. We will become more longer and direct each week and cut the handball count down. After a disappointing effort by Moore in the first quarter to not go for a mark and allow Walker to goal, he came good and showed some great promise with an excellent mark in the 2nd quarter. He has a great leap and I look forward to see how he goes in the following weeks. Mcguane has shown something too and he should improve his reading of the ball in defence with experience. Howat was very good last night too and could be a midfield option. I expect Terry to organise our defensive kick in a bit better after last night. The players were too scattered and stationary to provide a good leading option within the Carlton zone. Let's hope they start leading from the centre of the 50m arc from now on. From now on I think Polo should be our number 1 tagger. The way our club rates Johnson is a liability for our team. I can garauntee that Polo would have would have been the difference in winning and losing if he tagged Stevens all game. I look forward to improvement and hopefully a win next week. I expect a competitive effort

Unless things change dramatically, the only thing we should look forward to is the No. 1 draft pick.

Why is it all about the players and how Wallace will fix things.....if Wallace was any good, we wouldn't have lost convincigly to the current wooden spooners.

Lets keep on putting up with mediocrity and fall for Wallace's bull#$it time and time again.

 

[Madtiger2006]

Unless things change dramatically, the only thing we should look forward to is the No. 1 draft pick.

Why is it all about the players and how Wallace will fix things.....if Wallace was any good, we wouldn't have lost convincigly to the current wooden spooners.

Lets keep on putting up with mediocrity and fall for Wallace's bull#$it time and time again.

for all you know, Carlton could finish in the 8. I see some promise and I hope terry can work out a set plan for defensive kick ins. We just need to fine tune a few things and get johnson out of the midfield

 

[tigerT]

you know what, im just over it. We'll more than likely bounce back hard and hit a purple patch like wallace teams always do, but when you lose to teams like carlton(this season) hawthorn(last season) its no surprise you finish mid table. Carlton wont finish above bottom 3 or 4 this season, your kidding yourself if you think they're a good side.

All i want now is too see players line Moore, McGuane, Hughes, Thursfield, Connors, Edwards, Meyer, Jon, Pattison be given a red hot chance to see if they have the goods.

 

[PLSC]

you know what, im just over it. We'll more than likely bounce back hard and hit a purple patch like wallace teams always do, but when you lose to teams like carlton(this season) hawthorn(last season) its no surprise you finish mid table. Carlton wont finish above bottom 3 or 4 this season, your kidding yourself if you think they're a good side.

All i want now is too see players line Moore, McGuane, Hughes, Thursfield, Connors, Edwards, Meyer, Jon, Pattison be given a red hot chance to see if they have the goods.

love it T

 

[Tambo]

love it T

I quote you elswhere wondering why Moore is getting a game....

 

[Wally Matera]

Want me to make you laugh....

TEAM OF THE WEEK– ROUND ONE

B: David Wirrpanda (West Coast), Darren Gaspar (Richmond), Jed Adcock (Brisbane Lions)
HB: Lindsay Gilbee (Western Bulldogs), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), James Clement (Collingwood)
C: Daniel Kerr (West Coast), Simon Black (Brisbane Lions), Nick Stevens (Carlton)
HF: Brent Harvey (Kangaroos), Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle), Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide)
F: Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs), Scott Lucas (Essendon), Fraser Gehrig (St Kilda)
FOLL: Dean Brogan (Port Adelaide), Chris Judd (West Coast), Daniel Cross (Western Bulldogs)
I/C: David Rodan (Port Adelaide), Xavier Clarke (St Kilda), Scott Thompson (Adelaide), Mark Seaby (West Coast)

BACKS:
Darren Gaspar (Richmond) – Wound back the clock with a vintage display against Lance Whitnall. He shutdown the new Carlton skipper so completely, Denis Pagan pulled him from the ground. Gaspar spent 100 per cent of the time on the ground, as opposed to Whitnall's 54 per cent.